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Small Business Research Board Transportation Industry eCommerce Study: Sampling Shows Transportation Companies Moving to Internet As Means for Generat

NORTHFIELD, Ill. (BusinessWire EON) September 14, 2007 -- The study co-sponsored by Business Today Magazine also indicated that 48.1% of the overall group of small transportation companies said they generated at least a portion of their revenue from eCommerce transactions in 2006 as compared to 40.7% five years earlier. Furthermore, 33.3% said they generated more than 10% of their revenue from company websites last year as opposed to 29.6% five years prior.

Nearly 63% of the respondents said they currently have websites. For those firms with websites, 76.5% generated revenue from eCommerce in 2006 up from 64.7% for 2001.

The poll said that 96.3% of the transportation industry owners and managers participating in the sampling said their Internet sales would remain the same or increase during the next 12 to 24 months. Of those, 33.3% are looking for an increase, which is above the national average of 29.2% for all small businesses polled.

Owners and managers of more than 550 small businesses representing numerous industries responded to the nationwide SBRB / Business Today study.

The SBRB / Business Today report provides specific detail by size of business, by industry, by region (and in some instances by state) the various experiences each segment has had with the Internet and their commitment to offer products and services through eCommerce transactions.

The study, for instance, breaks out information by size of business and industry on the number of firms with websites, the number of websites they have, the percentage of their product line available on their sites and percentage of business revenue derived from eCommerce.

Of the industries studied, manufacturers led all business categories in their commitment to the Internet with 67.2% indicating they have at least one website. Transportation companies as a segment followed, with 63% indicating they have websites. Small retailers were next with 62.5% saying they have websites.

Nationally, 42.7% of the respondents said they did not have a website while 47.3% said they had one website. Another 9.1% said they had between two and ten websites and .9% said they had more than ten websites.

Additionally, 56.1% of the small businesses with websites said they sell products and services on a company-owned site.

The SBRB / Business Today Small Business eCommerce Study is believed to be among the most comprehensive efforts recently undertaken to understand eCommerce and the reality of its impact on small businesses. The resulting information thus provides both a snapshot on current attitudes and realizations among small business owners as well as establishes benchmarks.

Among the questions asked were:

-- How many websites does your company own?

-- On how many of these websites do you sell products / conduct transactions?

-- What percentage of your product line can be purchased on your Internet site?

-- How much of your sales were transacted on your Internet site(s) last year?

-- Over the next 12 to 24 months do you expect your Internet sales to increase, decrease or remain the same?

Poll participants also were asked to provide information on the percentage of products and services that could be purchased on their websites five years ago as well as the correlating percentage of sales that were derived. This data contributed to helping establish trends and historical benchmarks.

The study provides data for the all participants and also delineates data pertaining to only those businesses which have Internet sites.

Data is included for such industries as manufacturing, construction and contracting, retail, food and beverage, distribution and wholesaling, transportation and automotive.

Business Today Magazine is dedicated to serving the information needs of owners and managers of small businesses. The primary goals of the quarterly publication based in Buffalo Grove, Il. are to inform and educate its readers by providing timely, useful information that will help readers both contend with the daily demands of running their businesses as well as provide insight on achieving long term growth.

The Small Business Research Board ascertains and reports the opinions of small business owners and managers on a wide variety of topics related to their own businesses as well as national and international issues that may impact their operations. The SBRB conducts these studies for the benefit of small business owners and managers. The SBRB also provides opportunities for third parties to gain real time insight into the attitudes of small businesses nationwide through the independently conducted research.

The latest information about the Small Business Research Board can be found at www.biznus.net.

Small Business Research Board / Business Today

Selected Results of National eCommerce Study

-- September 2007

                                        All US        Transportation

Percentage of small businesses owning websites

none                                     42.7              37.0

1                                        47.3              48.1

2-plus                                   10.0              14.8

Of companies with Internet sites, number of sites selling products,

 services

none                                     43.9              17.6

1                                        44.8              58.8

2- plus                                  11.3              23.5

Internet revenue expectations next 12 to 24 months

increase                                 29.2              33.3

remain the same                          67.5              63.0

decrease                                 3.3               3.7

NOTE TO EDITORS: This article is the eleventh in a series on the study of small business, the Internet and eCommerce by the Small Business Research Board. Previous releases detailed overall findings of a nationwide poll of small businesses in which nearly 97% of the respondents expect revenue generated from web-based sales to stay the same or increase during the next one to two years -- with 29.2% of those expecting revenue to increase. Additional releases break out the results by size of business, geographic region, several states (New York and California) and by industry.

In addition to this release on transportation businesses, there will be an addition release for the automotive industry.

(1) some totals may not equal 100% as a result of rounding.

For more information about this poll, copies of the complete study and the results of previous studies or other matters related to the Small Business Research Board, please contact Raymond D. Minkus, (847) 441-4192.

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